Exercise Dark Blade 2019 Completed
Szöveg: Lieutenant Nándor Vatai | 2019. június 2. 12:17After nearly three weeks the multinational helicopter exercise of 2019 organised by the European Defence Agency (EDA) was completed. The HDF 86th Szolnok Helicopter Base represented our nation with a 49 strong delegation this year on the 13th occasion of the Dark Blade exercise series held in the Czech Republic.
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Night flight could not be left out this time either, which was performed by the Hungarian pilots in a three-helicopter formation with the help of night vision goggles (NVGs). The so called “crossflight" was left for the last day. The pilots had the opportunity to fly training flights with the aircraft of other nations, thus the Czech Mi-24 and Mi-17, the Belgian NH-90, and also the Slovenian AS352 “Cougar" came under Hungarian hands for a few hours.
The Dark Blade 2019 enriched with a vast amount of new experiences the development of the Hungarian helicopter personnel. Each mission required a very accurate planning and performance owing to the rainy weather. This was helped by the tireless and flawless work of the air technical personnel. This year again, it has been demonstrated that the Hungarian helicopters are essential participants of the exercise to be held from year to year.